LAPAZ – The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team had three players score in double figures, but lost 50-44 Friday in a road game against Class 2A No. 3 LaVille.
Tanner Trippiedi, Parkur Dalrymple and Cameron Parker all scored 10 points for the Vikings (5-4), while Jared Beehler scored a game-high 23 points for the Lancers (8-0).
Valley was down 16-8 after the first quarter, but limited LaVille to five points in the second and carried a one-point lead into halftime.
However, the Vikings scored just six points in the third quarter, and were outscored by three in the fourth for the six-point loss.
Three-pointers – Wawasee 1 (White 1), Central Noble 2 (Freeman 1, Gray 1); Records: Wawasee 2-11, Central Noble 14-0.
JV Game – Wawasee 50,
Central Noble 32
Wawasee – Ella Beezley 13, Ava Harker 6, Becca Smith 6, Rhian Galloway 6, Jaydin Stouder 5, Abby Steiner 4, Kennedy White 3, Lindsay Doss 3.
Whitko Falls Short At Oregon-Davis
HAMLET – A second-half surge was not enough as the Whitko girls basketball team lost 55-43 Friday at Oregon-Davis.
The Lady Wildcats (3-10) gave up 40 points in the first half to trail by 19 at the break.
They stepped up their defense in the second half, allowing the Lady Bobcats (6-6) just 15 points, but couldn’t make up the difference on the offensive end.
Whitko played six players throughout the game, while Oregon-Davis stuck to the same five players for the duration of the game.
Emalee Duggins scored a team-high 17 points for Whitko, while Mercedes Rhodes hit five three-pointers for a game-high 23 points for Oregon-Davis.
Whitko will play Jan. 5 at 2:30 p.m. at Rochester.